Tenor oboe, F
Alternate name(s)
- Taille de hautbois
Date1725 ca.
Place MadeRoding, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn bell – note that the 2 “G’s” are distinctly crooked with relation to the other letters: · I · W · / · KINIGSPERGER · / [fleur-de-lis]
MarkingsFleurs-de-lis stamps appear between holes 1 and 2, holes 2 and 3, holes 4 and 5, and holes 5 and 6.
An “R” is stamped near the bottom of the top joint, near the bottom of the middle joint, and on the bell baluster. These do not seem meant to line up with each other, since that would result in the bell being partially rotated so that the signature is off center.
DescriptionA three-keyed tenor oboe in fruitwood by Johann Wolfgang Kenigsperger, who worked in Roding, which is near Regensburg in Bavaria. A number of German sacred works composed by Bach, Schulze, Liebe, Volckmar, and others feature fine parts for the tenor oboe.
DimensionsLength: 818 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1988 from Christie’s Auction House, London, England. Previously owned by Baron Armand van Zuylen, Liege, Belgium.
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, The Look of Music: Rare Musical Instruments, 1500-1900, University of Washington Press, 1980, p. 94. (photo)
Phillip T. Young, 2500 Historical Woodwind Instruments: an Inventory of the Major Collections, New York: Pendragon Press, 1982.
Christie’s auction catalog, March 16, 1988, pp. 35, 48-49 (color photos included)
Phillip T. Young, 4,900 Historical Woodwind Instruments: An Inventory of 200 Makers in International Collections (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 129.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1988
Object number04239
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